2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates13 January – 5 June
Teams29 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored107 (3.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tanzania Clara Luvanga (10 goals)

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organized a qualification competition from 13 January to 5 June 2022 for its nations consisting of players born on or after 1 January 2005 to secure one of 3 qualification spots at the that year's FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India.[1][2]

Draw

A total of 29 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 10 May 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The draw procedures were as follows:[1]

  • In the first round, the 10 teams were drawn into five ties, with teams divided into four pots based on their geographical zones and those in the same pot drawn to play against each other.
  • In the second round, the five first round winners and the 19 teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into twelve ties based on the first round tie numbers, with five first round winners playing against the five teams receiving byes, and the other four first round winners playing against each other.
  • In the third round, the twelve second round winners were allocated into six ties based on the second round tie numbers.
  • In the fourth round, the six third round winners were allocated into three ties based on the third round tie numbers.

Table

First round entrants (29 teams)
Pot A
(8 from CECAFA)		 Pot B
(5 from COSAFA)		 Pot C
(2 from UNAF)		 Pot D
(4 from UNIFFAC)		 Pot E
(6 from WAFU A)		 Pot F
(4 from WAFU B)
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Uganda
  •  South Sudan
  •  Eritrea
  •  Kenya
  •  Djibouti
  •  Burundi
  •  Rwanda
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  DR Congo
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
  •  Cameroon
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Senegal
  •  Mauritania
  •  Guinea
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Liberia
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the group stage.
  • (W): Withdrew after the draw

Did not enter

  •  Algeria
  •  Angola
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Chad
  •  Comoros
  •  Congo
  •  Zimbabwe
  •  Eswatini
  •  Gabon
  •  Gambia
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Lesotho
  •  Libya
  •  Madagascar
  •  Malawi
  •  Mali
  •  Mauritius
  •  Mozambique
  •  Seychelles
  •  Somalia
  •  Sudan
  •  Togo
  •  Tunisia

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to determine the winner.[1]

Schedule

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 13–15 January 2022
Second leg 27–29 January 2022
Second round[3] First leg 3–5 March 2022
Second leg 17–19 March 2022
Third round[4] First leg 15–17 April 2022
Second leg 29 April–1 May 2022
Fourth round[5] First leg 20–22 May 2022
Second leg 4–5 June 2022

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eritrea  w/o[6]  South Sudan — —
Equatorial Guinea  w/o[7]  Kenya — —
DR Congo  w/o[8]  Rwanda — —
Senegal  w/o[6]  Sierra Leone — —
Benin  w/o[6]  Mauritania — —

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eritrea  w/o[9]  Cameroon — —
Zambia  w/o  Namibia — —
Djibouti  w/o  Burundi — —
Tanzania  11–0  Botswana 7–0 4–0
Kenya  w/o[upper-alpha 1]  South Africa — —
Uganda  3–3 (a)  Ethiopia 2–2 1–1
Egypt  w/o  Guinea-Bissau — —
DR Congo  0–8  Nigeria 0–3 0–5
Liberia  3–9  Guinea 2–2 1–7
Senegal  0–4  Ghana 0–1 0–3
Niger  w/o  São Tomé and Príncipe — —
Benin  1–3  Morocco 1–1 0–2

Notes:

  1. ↑ Kenya were disqualified as they were suspended by FIFA.[10][11]
Tanzania 7–0 Botswana
  • Paul 3', 33'
  • Luvanga 40', 82'
  • Juma 44', 55', 69'
 Report
Referee: Elizabeth Louis (South Sudan)
Botswana 0–4 Tanzania
Report
Referee: Nonjabulo Ndlela (South Africa)

Tanzania won 11–0 on aggregate.

Uganda 2–2 Ethiopia
  • Nandago 68', 72'
 Report
  • Daniel 77'
  • Ahmed 90+1'
Referee: Majda Hajjana (Sudan)
Ethiopia 1–1 Uganda
  • Wondemu 88'
 Report
  • Nyinagahirwa 34'
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

3–3 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on away goals.

DR Congo 0–3 Nigeria
Report
  • Emmanuel 36'
  • Adeshina 66'
  • Ajakaye 76'
Referee: Lamngar Lare (Chad)
Nigeria 5–0 DR Congo
  • Ajakaye 5', 14'
  • Adeshina 23'
  • Atume 62'
  • Afolabi 88'
 Report
Referee: Laurande Offin (Benin)

Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.

Liberia 2–2 Guinea
  • Fatomah 25'
  • Kromah 51'
 Report
  • F. Sidibé 16'
  • Samoura 48' (pen.)
Referee: Aïssata Boudy Lam (Mauritania)
Guinea 7–1 Liberia
  • Diop 4'
  • Samoura 6', 43'
  • S. Sidibé 48'
  • F. Sidibé 54'
  • Fancinadouno 62'
  • M. Camara ?'
 Report
  • Quachie 33'

Guinea won 9–3 on aggregate.

Senegal 0–1 Ghana
Report
  • Owusu 87'
Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)
Ghana 3–0 Senegal
  • Aoyem 49'
  • Owusu 58'
  • Karina 73'
 Report
Referee: Naffisa Sani (Niger)

Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.

Benin 1–1 Morocco
  • Djibril 23'
 Report
  • Zouhir 12'
Referee: Edoh Kindedji (Togo)
Morocco 2–0 Benin
  • El Hamzaoui 15'
  • Zouhir 25'
 Report
Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)

Morocco won 3–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia  0–5  Cameroon 0–2 0–3
Burundi  2–5  Tanzania 0–4 2–1
South Africa  1–3  Ethiopia 0–3 1–0
Nigeria  6–0  Egypt 4–0 2–0
Guinea  1–10  Ghana 1–3 0–7
Niger  0–18  Morocco 0–11 0–7
Zambia 0–2 Cameroon
Report
  • Lamine 48'
  • Daha 68'
Cameroon 3–0 Zambia
  • Daha 23', 88'
  • Lamine 33'
 Report
Referee: Richy Nganda (Gabon)

Cameroon won 5–0 on aggregate.

Burundi 0–4 Tanzania
Report
  • Luvanga 32', 74'
  • Paul 52'
  • Mpanja 88'
Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Tanzania 1–2 Burundi
  • Gabriel 15'
 Report
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

Tanzania won 5–2 on aggregate.

South Africa 0–3 Ethiopia
Report
  • Wondemu 15'
  • Daniel 58'
  • Kassa 90+2'
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Ethiopia 0–1 South Africa
Report
  • Mibe 34'

Ethiopia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Nigeria 4–0 Egypt
  • Ajakaye 28'
  • Bello 38', 62'
  • Usani 54'
 Report
Referee: Natacha Konan (Ivory Coast)
Egypt 0–2 Nigeria
Report
  • Ajakaye 5'
  • Bello 14'
Referee: Isatou Touray (Gambia)

Nigeria won 6–0 on aggregate.

Guinea 1–3 Ghana
  • N. Camara 38'
 Report
  • Aoyem 13'
  • Shahadu 31'
  • Maltiti 59'
Ghana 7–0 Guinea
  • Amoh 12', 29'
  • Aoyem 18'
  • Kubura 49'
  • Amponsah 53'
  • Agyemang 70', 81'
 Report
Referee: Lamia Atman (Algeria)

Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.

Niger 0–11 Morocco
Report
  • Cherif 9', 54', 66', 78'
  • El Madani 20', 30'
  • Zouhir 45', 60', 74'
  • Khelifi 88'
  • Sioui 90+2'
Referee: Hannah Elaigwu (Nigeria)
Morocco 7–0 Niger
  • Karimi 7'
  • Azizi 17'
  • El Madani 24'
  • Laksiri 45+1', 81'
  • Khelifi 70'
  • El Hannachi 87'
 Report
Referee: Joyce Appiah (Ghana)

Morocco won 18–0 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cameroon  1–5  Tanzania 1–4 0–1
Ethiopia  0–1  Nigeria 0–1 0–0
Ghana  2–2 (2–4 p)  Morocco 2–0 0–2
Cameroon 1–4 Tanzania
  • Ngaseh 21'
 Report
Referee: Lamia Atman (Algeria)
Tanzania 1–0 Cameroon
  • Paul 50'
 Report
Referee: Aurore Ligan (Benin)

Tanzania won 5–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 0–1 Nigeria
Report
  • Ajakaye 36'
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Nigeria 0–0 Ethiopia
Report
Referee: Mame Coumba Faye (Senegal)

Nigeria won 1–0 on aggregate.

Ghana 2–0 Morocco
  • Nyamekye 18'
  • Amoh 65'
 Report
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Morocco 2–0 Ghana
  • El Ghazouani 15'
  • Masnaoui 47'
 Report
Penalties
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Referee: Aïssata Boudy Lam (Mauritania)

2–2 on aggregate. Morocco won 4–2 on penalties.

Qualified teams for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India.[2]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
 Nigeria4 June 20225 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
 Morocco4 June 20220 (debut)
 Tanzania5 June 20220 (debut)

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

  • Nigeria Opeyemi Ajakaye

5 goals

  • Morocco Yasmine Zouhir
  • Tanzania Neema Paul

4 goals

  • Morocco Djennah Cherif

3 goals

  • Cameroon Camila Daha
  • Ghana Nancy Amoh
  • Ghana Georgina Aoyem
  • Guinea Fatoumata Samoura
  • Morocco Doha El Madani
  • Nigeria Omowunmi Bello
  • Tanzania Aisha Juma

2 goals

  • Cameroon Mana Lamine
  • Ethiopia Emush Daniel
  • Ethiopia Eyrus Wondemu
  • Ghana Constance Agyemang
  • Ghana Princess Owusu
  • Guinea Fanta Sidibé
  • Morocco Maysane Khelifi
  • Morocco Kenza Laksiri
  • Nigeria Oluwatunmininu Adeshina
  • Uganda Hadijah Nandago

1 goal

  • Benin Yasminath Djibril
  • Burundi Rukiya Bizimana
  • Burundi Estella Gakima
  • Cameroon Bernadette Ngaseh
  • Ethiopia Semira Ahmed
  • Ethiopia Kumneger Kassa
  • Ghana Mary Amponsah
  • Ghana Abdulai Karina
  • Ghana Dejean Kubura
  • Ghana Mariam Maltiti
  • Ghana Stella Nyamekye
  • Ghana Rasheeda Shahadu
  • Guinea Mafering Camara
  • Guinea Nana Camara
  • Guinea Salematou Diop
  • Guinea Maman Fancinadouno
  • Guinea Saran Sidibé
  • Liberia Hawa Fatomah
  • Liberia Zeta Kromah
  • Liberia Jessica Quachie
  • Morocco Douae Azizi
  • Morocco Fatima El Ghazouani
  • Morocco Mina El Hamzaoui
  • Morocco Iman El Hannachi
  • Morocco Hiba Karimi
  • Morocco Samya Masnaoui
  • Morocco Yasmine Sioui
  • Nigeria Taiwo Afolabi
  • Nigeria Doosur Atume
  • Nigeria Blessing Emmanuel
  • Nigeria Miracle Usani
  • South Africa Andrielle Mibe
  • Tanzania Veronica Gabriel
  • Tanzania Diana Mnally
  • Tanzania Husna Mpanja
  • Uganda Shakira Nyinagahirwa

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Thrilling encounters in CAF draw for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022". CAFOnline.com. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Debutante duo, Nigeria round off India 2022 line-up". FIFA. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Second Qualifying Round Schedule – U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022". CAFOnline.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Third Qualifying Round Schedule". CAFOnline.com. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Last Qualifying Round Schedule". CAFOnline.com. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Eritrea progress in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". CAFOnline.com. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kenya progress in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". kick442. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Congo progress in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". CAFOnline.com. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Macdella, Eyong (2 March 2022). "FIFA U17 WWQs: Cameroon advance following Eritrea's withdrawal". KICK442. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Sang, Kiplagat (25 February 2022). "Fifa deletes Kenya from roster as South Africa progress". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kenya, Zimbabwe suspended by FIFA". Reuters. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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